The Hill reported that Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran's parliament, responded to the midterm election results, which The Hill described as a resounding Republican defeat. According to The Hill, Ghalibaf presented the outcome as a rejection of President Trump's war against Iran and of the economic burden associated with it. The report was written by Laura Kelly.
The Hill quoted Ghalibaf as saying, "Americans said NO TO WAR." The summary of the report also says he endorsed that message. It does not describe the political or economic evidence Ghalibaf cited, and the summary ends before providing further detail on his remarks.
CBS News reported in a video segment that many Americans fought through bad weather, long lines and other obstacles to vote in the midterms. Tony Dokoupil is named in the segment summary as the reporter on the story. The CBS page lists no byline.
The CBS segment, as summarized, focuses on the personal experiences of voters and does not name specific polling locations or provide counts of people affected. It does not address Iran's response.
The two reports cover separate subjects. The Hill's account concerns a foreign official's interpretation of the results, while the CBS News account concerns voters' experiences at the polls. Neither summary sets out a full account of the midterm results beyond The Hill's description of a Republican defeat, and the details available for this report are limited to those summaries.
Sources: The Hill: Iran weighs in on midterms: ‘Americans said NO TO WAR’; CBS News: Americans share what voting in the midterms meant to them.